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Delivering the next generation of low-cost, dual-axis servo drives

This white paper will explain how F28004x features enable support for dual axes, with control technology that delivers unprecedented motion control performance and the opportunity to further reduce the bill of materials by using both new and legacy features integrated onto the Piccolo MCU.

Feb 22, 2019

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As factory automation continues its rapid adoption of precision motion control in industrial machines, the number of servo motors and servo drives used in these applications is skyrocketing.

Some analysts have characterized the servo drive market as “unbounded” as the applications expand. This is not surprising as previous manual processes become automated: the mechanical power capability of today’s servo motors can be a practical replacement for pneumatic and hydraulic-based actuation.

Higher performance and higher precision control will always be sought after for some machine functions. However, given the strides already made in digital drive control performance, the greater challenge today is the cost of “standard” motion performance for a machine’s application, rather than the maximum attainable control bandwidth for speed and position loops. And since most industrial automation machines have multiple motor axes of control, a better metric to consider is the costper-axis for such performance. Since some drive electronics functions (and therefore their costs) can be shared across axes, in some cases it makes sense to consider servo drives that can support two axes instead of the more traditional single motor.